Breska matvörukeðjan Tesco hefur hent eldislaxi frá skosku eldi færeyska sjókvíaeldisfyrirtækisins Bakkafrost út úr verslunum sínum vegna hræðilegar meðferðar á eldislöxunum.
Við getum verið stolt yfir því hér á landi eru matvöruverslanirnar fyrir löngu búnar að losa sig við eldislax úr sjókvíum, sama gildir um fiskbúðir og alla bestu veitingastaðina.
Nánast undantekningarlaust er sá lax sem hér er boðinn neytendum úr landeldi.
Það er að molna smám saman undan þessum grimmdarlega iðnaði á heimsvísu. Er það bæði verðskuldað og löngu tímabært.
Í umfjöllun BBC kemur eftirfarandi fram:
Tesco has suspended its use of a fish farm in the north-west Highlands following allegations salmon infested with sea lice were left in a pen that was meant to be completely empty.
Animal Equality UK said it carried out covert filming at a Bakkafrost Scotland farm on Loch Torridon, and claims welfare regulations were breached.
Tesco said the newly-released footage was „extremely concerning“ and had suspended the farm while it investigated with its supplier.
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Bakkafrost operates more than 45 sites across the west coast of Scotland and employs more than 400 people.
..Animal Equality UK, which describes itself as an animal protection organisation, has alleged welfare and legal breaches.
It said it made a formal complaint against the farm in August.
Executive director Abigail Penny said: „Abandoning fish who are trapped in cages on a farm that should have been empty is both unlawful and cruel.“
…Tesco said it took animal welfare „extremely seriously“, and it expected all its suppliers to adhere to its high welfare standards.
A spokesperson said: „This footage is extremely concerning, and we have immediately suspended the farm whilst we investigate with our supplier.
„Any failure to meet our high welfare standards is unacceptable and we take swift action where necessary.“
They added: „We continue to work with our suppliers to drive improvements in animal welfare through independently auditing all our own-brand suppliers against our Tesco Welfare Assured standards.“
All farms, including fish farms, which Tesco uses must comply with recognised farm assurance scheme, such as Red Tractor and RSPCA, in addition to meeting the supermarket chain’s own welfare-approved requirements. …